The
minutes of the previous meeting on Thursday 14 September 2017 were
agreed and the following update was given.

Fly tippingHolborn Street continues to be
cleaned up but very recently anarmchair has
been dumped on Chelsea Street, two pushchairs near number 63
Holborn Street and bags of rubbish at both Manchester (Old) Road
near Derrick Walker Court behind the bus stop and the bottom of
Brimrod Lane opposite Brimrod Methodist Church. These sites will be cleared up. Lots of bins have been left out, after much work to
clear them.

Road
surfacesCouncillor Sullivan wrote
to Highways about this matter and as a result, further work to
improve the road surface at the junction of Holborn Street and
Mayfair Gardens has been carried out.
Highways have also now instructed the contractor to repaint the
road markings at the junction of Holborn Street and Finsbury
Street.

A
burglary operation is currently ongoing due to the increase in
burglaries in the Bamford and Norden
areas. Three offenders have been
arrested by neighbourhood officers believed to be responsible for
burglaries in Rochdale and Bury; this was a result of the
deployment of The Force helicopter.

Police urge everyone to please report any suspicious activity and
to be extra vigilant over the next few weeks in the run up to
Christmas.

Cotton Lane water
problemCotton Lane has
become saturated with pools of water in places and it is covered in
wet leaves. Councillor Howard will
arrange a clean-up and some chippings to be put down.

The Bamford Greenbelt Action GroupAngela
Smith gave an update on The Bamford Greenbelt Action
Group:

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy
Burnham, has tasked out the coordination of all current and pending
submissions on the use of brownfield sites and put a stop on the
process until that is complete.

The Group have organised an anniversary walk to start at 10am on
Saturday 20 January 2018 meeting on Bamford Green with bacon
butties after. Last year’s event was incredibly well
attended.

Concern was expressed on the possible impact on the local roads
should a proposed 419 housing development be approved in
Edenfield Lancashire.

PotholesResidents expressed
concern about recent National Press reports highlighting a change
in Government Policy that potholes over four centimetres deep would
no longer need to be repaired within a certain time but merely
investigated, whatever that means.
Highways will be asked whether there are any plans to change the
current Rochdale Council’s policy on dealing with
potholes.

Mayfair Gardens gulliesHighways will be asked
to street sweep Mayfair Gardens to address the problem of leaves
blocking the gullies.

Manchester Road bus laneA request was made to find out how many Fixed
Penalty Notices the enforcement camera covering the bus lane on
Manchester Road had generated.

Roch Valley Way speed
surveyWard Councillors
have funded and commissioned a speed survey following a number of
Road Traffic Collisions at the Manchester Road end of Roch Valley
Way.

Off road bikesGreater Manchester Police
identified a problem of anti-social use of off road and quad bikes
using the footpath at the bottom of Bolton Road near Manchester
Road. Ward Councillors have funded the
installation of staggered guard rails to resolve the issue.

Bamford in BloomWard Councillors have funded
Bamford In Bloom which will see the
installation of planters and hanging baskets to include Sudden
Village shops, bulb planting and signage.

Roch Valley clean-upWard Councillors will
arrange a clean-up and litter pick in Roch Valley at the end of
January or early February 2018.

Sandy Lane junctionThe junction of Sandy Lane, Bury Road and Roch
Valley Way remains one of the busiest junctions in the
Borough. Ward Councillors have been
speaking with residents and they are championing improved
pedestrian facilities. The timings of
the Automated Traffic Signals are controlled centrally by Transport
for Greater Manchester.